Its one lingering image is that of Eddie Murphy trying, and failing, to rise from the dead.

Striking a good balance between horror and comedy (with the emphasis tilted to the former), this contemporized vampire tale flits along in entertaining fashion before making like a ghoul and falling apart at the end.

Vampire in Brooklyn goes through the motions of a comic-vampire romance with little sense of how to blend its elements.

While there is humor, lovable actors, heavy doses of 90s nostalgia, and some blood and organs, there is also a ton of stuff to unpack beneath the surface.